Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-03
WHITE FLOWER;
THE COMANCHE'S DREAM.
A Romance OF Savage ChiVairy and
Texan YsIOT in the Days
of Slavery.
BY the ate COL. E. 4. C. JUDsoN
(NED BUNTLINE

(NED BUNTLINE)
copyright, 1881, by William CauldweI. 81
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CHAPTER V.
Four days hat elapsed since LagOna
had left The camp of the COmancheS and
his fathers eyes were often and YEARLY
cast toward the east; and though, with
the usual stOicism of the savage, he
sought to conceal his anxiety, Nemahaha
could not utterly hide his feelings. But
as the sun was Just sinking in the west
on the evening of the fourth day the
Young chief came riding furiously into
camp, both of his horses covered witt
foam and dust of rapid travel.
Upon his garments were the rents ana
stains Of battle; upon his face, cloud Of
bitter anger. When he rode up IL front
of his fathers lodge he threw himself
from his horse and without speaking g
word, either to Nemahsha or the war
riors who gathered around, he entered
the lodge and cast himself upon the earth.
"The face Of my son is dark. His
heart is in cloud. We will let him rest
and then he will tell Us what he has
seen" said the old chief to his warriors :;
and then he lighted his pipe and sat
down before the Wigwam, and all the
rest did the same.
The sun went down behind the rocky
cliffs; twilight came and then darkness;
but the moon and stars came out and
gave light power over Night. For
a long time the old chief and his follow
ers sat and smoked, and LagOna remain
ed silent within the lodge. But st last
he came forth and raised his hand as a
sign that he was about to speak.
'sWarriors," said he, "Lagona has
\ -heen opening his ears to q dream, and
bNod has run because he did so! The
hand Of LIgona is red with the blood OF
the I.ipans His belt is full OF their
scsIps. Their women mourn for Pekito,
their young chief, for Lagona killed him
They will ask for Lagona's life, they will
come here fir his scalp! 1t IS well.
There is no need for more blood TO run.
When they come, tell them LsgOna Is
ready. He will go aud sleep now"
And the young Indian turned 10 the
lodge, as if he intended to lie down again.
Rut Nemshaha rose, and glanclnS from
mis- son to the warriors, said:
HDreams come from the Great Spirit
> they come unbldden, when we sleep, and
cannot help ourselves. Ii Lagona mas
obeyed the spirit of his dreams, and blood
has followed, who shall blame him! Ii
he bss fought the Lipans he has done it
like a brave! If they come for his scalp
they must first take ours. II be has done
right, we are glad. Ii he has done wrong, II
matters not; he is still Comanche chief,
and no Lipan dog must seek to gnaW his
bones. l have spOken!"
onnlQn6JnU
when the old chief sat down; and the
fierce warriors rejoiced at the Thought OF
battle psstimes close at hand.
Isgona turned again, snd said:
"Mv father has spoken. His warriors
have echoed his words. LagoDa hears
them. If the Lipans come, he will strike
them. II they do not, he will go where
the Great Spirit leads him-for his dream
is not all fulfilled! Let the guards be
awake: the Lipans are snakes and very
cunning" .-..
Again the cry of approval came from
the Inns of the fierce and duSky throng;
and then they separated, some to so upon
the scout to look for their expected Zoe,
others to prepare for the battle-ior well
they knew tnat the vengeance OF the
Lipans could only sleep IN DEAN, &hu
that they would soon seek for reparatlOn
for their recent loss.
CHAPTER VI.
La Bolss de Flores-the Lap OF Flow
ers. In all Texas no pre- tier place could
be found than the estate OF NaH2n
Delorme, the father Of Stella. through
the valley meandered the bright Gusda-
loupe, its banks ovprspread with lofty
trees-back from these lay luxuriant
fields and fowery meadows-and, still
further back, ranges of rollins hills, pre-
senting perspective SIS varied as 1t Was
beautiful.
The mansion was situated in besntl-
full grove. the negro quarters ana othe1
out-buildings were near, and all was
surrounded by strong wall OF
adobes, or sun-dried bricks, &C
cessible only through strong gate; for
though in the richest part of the state,
vet the plantation was a frontier settle
ment, and liable to the occasional incur